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Food Addiction Does Not Explain Weight Gain in Smoking Cessation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 March 2017

Amer Siddiq Amer Nordin ,
Simon Justin Adamson  and
John Douglas Sellman
Amer Siddiq Amer Nordin*
Affiliation:
National Addiction Centre, University of Otago, Christchurch, New Zealand University Malaya Centre of Addiction Sciences, University Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Department of Psychological Medicine, University Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Simon Justin Adamson
Affiliation:
National Addiction Centre, University of Otago, Christchurch, New Zealand
John Douglas Sellman
Affiliation:
National Addiction Centre, University of Otago, Christchurch, New Zealand
*
Address for correspondence: Amer Siddiq Amer Nordin, National Addiction Centre, PO Box 4345, Christchurch 8140New Zealand. Email: [email protected].
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Abstract

Introduction: Weight gain during smoking cessation is a major concern. The relationship between smoking and weight is complex and not well understood. There is interest in substitution of nicotine with food.

Aims: This study investigates whether the development of food addiction explains weight gain following a quit smoking attempt.

Methods: This study was a subset of a larger study investigating smoking cessation in New Zealand. Participants were assessed on five visits over a 1-year period. Using validated instruments, measurements for smoking, weight, food intake, craving and food addiction were taken.

Results: Among the 256 participants, 54.7% attended at least one follow-up. Food addiction prevalence at baseline was 0.8%. 14.5% were quit at early follow-up and 14.8% at late follow-up. Weight gain was found in abstainers compared to those still smoking. No increase in food addiction was detected.

Conclusion: The development of food addiction does not play a prominent role in post quit weight gain. Further research is needed to elucidate the underlying weight gain mechanisms.

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Journal of Smoking Cessation , Volume 13 , Issue 2 , June 2018 , pp. 59 - 62
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Copyright © The Author(s) 2017 

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